Neece, Malec, Seifert & Vitaz Inc. adds outpost in Tampa, Fla.

If more of its clients are going to move to the Tampa, Fla., area, so, too, will accounting and wealth management firm Neece, Malec, Seifert & Vitaz Inc.
Neece Malec remains based in Chardon, but it has acquired Brey & Co., a Tampa accounting firm, to add to its ranks four Tampa professionals, including principals Gayla B. Russell and Amy Leigh Diamond. Terms of the Dec. 1 deal were not disclosed.
“With the increasing number of our clients relocating to the Greater Tampa area, we view the addition of Brey & Co. as a natural fit to continue the growth of our firm,” said Shawn Neece, managing partner of Neece Malec.
“We already have a significant client base in Florida,” he added. “This merger allows us to enhance our service to our clients and also provides us the opportunity to grow and expand upon the excellent reputation that Ms. Russell and Ms. Diamond have created in this region.”
Following the merger, Neece Malec has offices in Mentor, Chardon and Madison in Ohio and Tampa in Florida. On Jan. 1, Neece Malec will change its name to NMS Certified Public Accountants Inc.
Ms. Russell and Ms. Diamond will help develop the firm's growing presence in Tampa, according to a news release. The women said joining Neece Malec will expand the range of services they can offer to existing clients.
This is not Neece Malec's first transaction of 2012: Earlier in the year, the firm merged with Levine & McKinley CPA Inc. in Willowick and acquired the private practice of accountant Paul T. Ladas in Mentor.